Southeastern Turkey: Cilo-Sat Mountains in the province of Hakkari.  

Subspecies:

Darevskia valentini  

Types:

Holotype: NMW 32224, male, SPITZENBERGER leg., 17. 7. 1974.

Terra Typica:

Mergan Yayla (= Alm in the Cilo-Sat Mountains), E Turkey, Vil. Hakkari, 2500 m.


Taxonomic notes:

Etymology: Named after Friederike Spitzenberger (b. 1939), Austrian zoologist, collector of the type series.


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Eiselt, J. & Darevsky, I.S. & Schmidtler, J.F. (1992) -  Untersuchungen an Felseneidechsen (Lacerta saxicola komplex) in der östlichen Türkei. I. Lacerta valentini Boettger. -  Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, 93B: 1-18.